Today's Scripture Readings

Saints, Feasts, and Readings for 7/06/2014

Prayer Before Reading Holy Scripture

O Master Who loves mankind, illuminate our hearts with the pure light of Your divine knowledge and open the eyes of our mind to understand the teachings of Your Gospel. Instill in us also the fear of Your blessed commandments, that we may overcome all carnal desires, entering upon a spiritual life and understanding and acting in all things according to Your holy will. For You are the enlightenment of our souls and bodies, O Christ God, and to You we give glory together with Your eternal Father and Your all-holy, gracious and life-giving Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.

Epistle Reading: Romans 6:18-23

And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of
righteousness.

I speak in human terms because of the weakness of your flesh.
For just as you presented your members as slaves of uncleanness, and of
lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as
slaves of righteousness for holiness.

For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to
righteousness.

What fruit did you have then in the things of which you are
now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

But now having been set free from sin, and having become
slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting
life.

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal
life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Gospel Reading: Matthew 8:5-13

Now when Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him,
pleading with Him,